Cost of living comparison
Paris is 7.1% cheaper than Palo Alto.
If you lived in Paris instead of Palo Alto, you would:
pay 13.6% more for restaurants
Palo Alto
|
Paris
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$19.49
€17.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.50
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
|
$3.72
€3.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
|
$3.01
€2.77
|
|
pay 6.8% less for groceries
Palo Alto
|
Paris
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.44
|
$1.93
€1.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.26
|
$11.66
€10.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.07
|
$5.86
€5.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.17
|
$4.70
€4.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
|
$7.05
€6.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
|
$1.53
€1.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
|
$1.09
€1.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
|
$1.67
€1.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
$1.90
€1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
|
$1.09
€1.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$1.17
€1.07
|
|
pay 25.1% more for transportation
Palo Alto
|
Paris
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.80
|
$7.76
€7.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
|
$92.05
€84.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
|
$32,489.61
€29,876.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.41
|
$23.63
€21.73
|
|
pay 45.3% less for housing
Palo Alto
|
Paris
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.00
|
$32.31
€29.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,042.78
|
$1,462.11
€1,344.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,848.75
|
$1,074.44
€988.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.46
|
$171.90
€158.08
|
|
pay 63.5% less for childcare
Palo Alto
|
Paris
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,158.33
|
$829.69
€762.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$47,500.00
|
$16,485.47
€15,159.76
|
|
pay 14.1% less for entertainment and sports
Palo Alto
|
Paris
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$7.58
€6.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.10
|
$4.52
€4.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$120.00
|
$41.22
€37.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$14.08
€12.95
|
|
pay 41.0% more for clothing
Palo Alto
|
Paris
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.98
|
$102.11
€93.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.64
|
$44.38
€40.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.19
|
$110.05
€101.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.75
|
$156.00
€143.45
|
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